28 April in African history

The late and first MDC spokesperson Learnmore Jongwe was born

On this day in 1974, politician Learnmore Jongwe was born in Zhombe, Zimbabwe. Jongwe joined politics in the late 1990s, at the first MDC congress he was elected as the first Party Spokesperson in 1999. It is alleged, Jongwe murdered his wife in 2002 after finding her in bed with another man. He died of […]

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Rhodesian government troops clash with ZANLA rebels in Sinoia resulting in the death of seven people

On this day in 1966, Rhodesian government troops attacked Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) in Sinoia (present day Chinhoyi). The attack resulted in the death of 7 ZANLA rebels.

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